Jean-Baptiste
THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE
(b.
9 August 1742
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
5 May 1770
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 9 August 1742 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was the child of Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE (maternal) Étienne CHEVALIER and Marguerite LESSARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte DROUIN 7 January 1765 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte DROUIN was born 28 September 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Charlotte was the child of François DROUIN and Madeleine ROY dite AUDY.
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 5 May 1770 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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